“He just sort of does a guided mediation. I’m just concentrating on breathing and staying relaxed because it’s when you get tense that makes the whole labor worse and more painful.”

Jessica‘s no novice — she actually gave birth to three-year-old daughter Honor under hypnosis!

“I actually did this with Honor… It is kind of a way to relax and know that the contraction will only last for so long,” she explains. “You just need to concentrate on the breathing and just the sound of his voice… Normally I want to strangle him but at that moment it’s sort of calming and wonderful.”